---
title: "Create an address document verification attempt"
method: POST
path: "/address-document-verifications/{address_document_verification_id}/attempts"
tags: ["Address Document Verification"]
---

# Create an address document verification attempt

`POST /address-document-verifications/{address_document_verification_id}/attempts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://identity-verification.checkout.com`
- URL: `https://identity-verification.checkout.com/address-document-verifications/{address_document_verification_id}/attempts`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Client credentials
    - Token URL: `string` scopes: `identity-verification`
  - API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference/docs/address-document-verifications/:address_document_verification_id/attempts/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

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Create an address document verification attempt.

If you've previously created an attempt for this verification, the [verification status](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/codes/identities-codes#Check_statuses) must be one of the following:

- `created`
- `retry_required`

If you create a new attempt while the status is any other value, you receive a `409 Conflict` response.

Images must not exceed 10MB in size and must be in one of the following formats:

- `JPEG`
- `PDF`
- `PNG`

## Path parameters

- `address_document_verification_id` string, required: The address document verification's unique identifier.

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- AdvAttemptRequest
  - `document` string, binary, required: The address document image to upload.

## Response `201`

Address document verification attempt created successfully

- AdvAttemptResponse
  - `created_on` string, date-time, required: The date and time when the resource was created, in UTC. <br/>Format – `yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss`
  - `modified_on` string, date-time, required: The date and time when the resource was modified, in UTC. <br/>Format – `yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss`

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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